Lucas Hunter, a 37-year-old Franco-American, detained in Venezuela since January, has been released

Lucas Hunter, a 37-year-old Franco-American, detained since early January in Venezuela, was released. Therefore, “Our compatriot Lucas Hunter is free,” said Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot this Saturday on Twitter. Nevertheless, The Minister “welcomed the efforts of the United States Department of State to reach his release”.

Relatives of Lucas Hunter denounced “unfair” detention at the start of the year. For example, The man was arrested. according to his relatives, on January 7 at the border between Colombia and Venezuela by Venezuelan agents while he was traveling alone to make kitesurfing.

A dozen American prisoners in Venezuela were released on Friday, in exchange for the release of dozens of Venezuelan migrants detained in a Salvadoral High Security prison, where they had been sent by the United States.

A “political arrest” – Lucas hunter, 37-year-old franco-american, detained

“He did not hurt anything, he is not a political activist, has no military affiliation … He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Lucas’ sister, Sophie Hunter last March. She mentioned a “political arrest” linked to the American passport of her brother.

During his holidays in Colombia, Lucas Hunter was not aware of lucas hunter, 37-year-old franco-american, detained approaching the Venezuelan border. When he noticed it. “he turned around to leave but was taken by border agents from Venezuela who went to Colombia to catch him,” said his family on “Free Lucas”, the website mounted to plead his cause.

The United States and Venezuela have not had diplomatic relations since 2019. Washington does not recognize Nicolás Maduro. in power since 2013 and invested in January for a third term, such as the legitimate president of the country under American sanctions.